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HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS,
whereof I understood not. The Ordo dis- Eoyal Persons took up the
cumbanum. g^ ^j^ at ^he second we only sate at the third some
;
of the principal Virgins placed themselves. The rest were
fain to wait. This was performed with such state and
solemn stillness that I am afraid to make many words of it.
omatus All the Eoyal Persons, before meat, attired themselves in
snow-white glittering garments. Over the table hung the
great golden crown, the pretious stones whereof, without
Corona other light, would have sufficiently illuminated the hall.
All the lights were kindled at the small taper upon the
altar. The young king frequently sent meat to the white
serpent, which caused me to muse. Almost all the prattle
s a^ this banquet was made by Cupid, who could not leave
sst '
us, and me especially, un tormented, and was perpetually
there was no
producing some strange matter. However,
considerable mirth, from whence I could imagine some
great imminent peril.
There was no musick heard, and if
we were demanded anything, we were fain to give short
Sermones
breves
answers, and so let
strange
it rest. In short, all things had so
a face that the sweat began to trickle down over
and I believe that the stoutest-hearted man
my body,
would have lost courage. Supper being almost ended, the
young King commanded the book to be reached him from
Oratio Regis the altar. This he opened and caused it again to be pro-
pounded to us by an old man whether we resolved to abide
with him in prosperity and adversity, which we having
with trembling consented to, he further caused us sadly to
be demanded whether we would give him our hands on it,
which, when we could fain no reason, was fain so to be.
One after another rose and with his own hand writ himself
down in this book, after which the little christal fountain
was brought near, together with a very small christal glass,